Humour

:This article discusses humour in terms of comedy and laughter. For ancient Greek theories of humour in physiology, psychology and medicine, see four humours.

Humour formula

Required components:

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• some surprise, contradiction, ambiguity or paradox.
• appealing to feelings or to emotions.
• similar to reality, but not real

Methods:

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• metaphor
• hyperbole
• reframing
• timing